Cant Z.501 by RGL - 1/72 Suspended

[RGL]

I haven’t built a plastic aircraft since about 1980, which matches when this kit was a re-box of a 1972 mold. 

 

 

It’s not that easy to find at a reasonable price (it cost about $30 with postage) plus a bit of PE as I can’t help myself as usual. 

its going to be nice to build something a bit bigger than usual scale and compared to HMAS Vendetta a bit less fat fingers I hope. 

Edited August 11, 2019 by RGL

[RGL]

A few photos, it looks lovely 

[RGL]

It’s so strange working at this scale 

[Canute]

Pretty nifty looking flying boat.  And PE, too. This will be a beauty.

[popeye the sailor]

wicked nice start     quite a bit looks to be packed into her..........no doubt you can do it   

Edited August 10, 2019 by popeye the sailor

[RGL]

Yep, it’s a 1972 mold OK, even with the additional PE (you pretty much can’t see any of it when closed up. 

 

Lots of putty will be needed yet

[RGL]

Nothing lines up very well,this large scale stuff is hard!

[RGL]

So I'm flying along and discovered I'm missing a float. Can't progress until I find a replacement.

[Canute]

That's a bummer. Good luck chasing that down.

[druxey]

If the floats are identical, you could always make mold of it and cast the second one in resin.

[Jim Rogers]

Or time for a crashing flying boat diorama...that would be very cool.

[popeye the sailor]

I know how it feels.......I have the Lindberg "legends of the sky" kit of a P-47B thunderbolt vs  an HE-111 German Bomber, 1:72 scale...I got it from a yard sale.  I started it and found that the Thunderbolt is missing the

canopy.  god knows where I'm gonna find one for it    I hope you have good luck.

[Jim Rogers]

Try Shapeways or ModelMonkey.

[ccoyle]

Hey, Greg. I just came across this thread. I had this kit back in the day, sans PE upgrades. Never got around to building it. I just saw a video about this aircraft a few weeks ago. The narrator mentioned that this aircraft had an unfortunate tendency to fling its cockpit crew forward into the spinning prop upon hard landings -- not a trait that endeared it much to its crews.

[Javlin]

On 8/9/2022 at 3:45 PM, ccoyle said:

tendency to fling its cockpit crew forward into the spinning prop upon hard landings -- not a trait that endeared it much to its crews.

Ouch!!

[bruce d]

On 8/9/2022 at 9:45 PM, ccoyle said:

this aircraft had an unfortunate tendency to fling its cockpit crew forward into the spinning prop upon hard landings -- not a trait that endeared it much to its crews.

I believe this would be classified under 'non-habit forming activity'.

[popeye the sailor]

gives new meaning to 'strap in'!  .....more permanent than the old fashioned 'jet lag'  do you still have the kit Chris?

[ccoyle]

20 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

do you still have the kit Chris?

 

No, this was forty years ago.